China vs New Zealand: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
China
8.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand
8.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
31st
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- China
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 8.74 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
China ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 192 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 10.6 tonnes per person | 8.39 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 14.43 tonnes per person | 11.68 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 12.91 tonnes per person | 10.22 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 10.95 tonnes per person | 7.64 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 12.78 tonnes per person | 8.15 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 11.43 tonnes per person | 4.33 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 9.78 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, China or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 8.74 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between China and New Zealand?
- 0.24 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and New Zealand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.